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00:00This brunt hurts.

00:01Jalen in walking boot after rolling ankle late in the loss to the Magic.

00:06First it was Garrett Cole, then it was Malik Neighbors, then Cam Scadaboo.

00:11And now that injury bug that's been spreading around the city like COVID in 2020

00:16to our star athletes has hit the one team and the one star that's supposed to bring

00:22New York sports back.

00:23And for what?

00:25I'm going to show you guys the play that he was injured on.

00:27And I'll bet you that you're going to ask yourself the same question.

00:32First foul in the last two minutes in the active shooting though.

00:35Oh boy, that right leg.

00:41Oh man, both the ankle and the knee.

00:47You heard the announcer.

00:49If this isn't the most Tibbs moment I've seen in this Mike Brown era.

00:53Oh my gosh, what is Jalen Brunson doing in the game down 16 with 154 left to go?

00:59It's over.

01:00Punt it.

01:01Concede.

01:01Run the ball.

01:02Run the clock out.

01:03I don't know what you do in basketball.

01:04Who cares?

01:05Only Reggie Miller and Tyrese Halliburton has pulled off those type of comebacks at the

01:10Garden.

01:11Jalen Brunson had already logged 37 minutes and 29 points before that injury.

01:16At that point in the game, the bench getting more minutes is worth more than Jalen Brunson

01:22scoring an extra two points that don't matter in a loss.

01:26Now, before I go full basketball, Karen, maybe he was coming out the next time out.

01:31Or maybe Mike Brown wanted to see if the Knicks had one more run in them.

01:34But again, the game is over.

01:37The Tibbs era is over.

01:39Get your stars out of the game.

01:42Dang, why can't New York have nice things?

01:45For more on Brunson and all Knicks news, head on over to newyorkpost.com slash sports.